Legging



LEGGING. APPLICATION FILED DEC. H. 1919.

Patented Aug. 22, 1922.

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-BUELL w. NUTT, or CLEVELAND, orrro, Assrenor. TO THE s'rnone, KEN-NARI) Ann- NUTT COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPOItATIONOF OHIO.

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Application filed December 11 1919. Serial No. 344,049. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, B ELL W. NUTT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of C'uyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Leggings, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The object of the present invention isto provide a legging, more especially for industrial use, i. e. one intended to be worn as a protection for thelimbs ofworkmen' in shops such as foundries and the like,

where hot metal as well as weighty objects require to be handled. A further object of the invention is to provide a legging of this kind which will be relatively simple and inexpensive in construction, and yet afford ample protection not only for thefoper: atives leg, but also for his foot, and yet not interfere materially with his freedom of movement.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention, then, con- 2 is an inside elevational view of the same;-

Fig. 3 is a vertical central section taken on the plane indicated'by the line 3-3, Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 4: is a cross-section taken on the plane indicated by the line 44, Fig. 1, but with the legging closed; Fig. v5 is a cross-section taken on the plane indicated by the line 55, Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a detail entering into the construction of the toe-extension of the leg ging; Fig. 7 is a section of a detail taken on the plane indicated by the line 7-7, Fig. 1; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the legging as applied to the wearers leg.

The main body of the legging consists of a longitudinally slit more or less cylinspecification of Letters Patent.

drical section 1 of solid resistantrnaterial,

such as fibre-board or light sheet-metal, so formed and of proper dimensions to comfortably -1'it around the front half; off'the wearefls leg, extending from just below the Patented knee to above th'eLi'nst'ep. This sectionlis lent flexible. material '2 suitably secured thereto, as by fastener-s3 along. the respective edges of the section, such covering extending laterally beyond the edges iir'q'ues rovided w'itha cloth covering or eq'u'ival tion to provide flaps land 5 whichjare adapted to fall over each otherwhen the leggingfis worn, 'flap a l lying inside of: flap .5 as. shown in Fig. In order tolsecure these'fiaps, and thus the legging as a whole,

:in place "when the legging is applied, a spring clip 6 is hingedly attachedto the free edge of such outer 5, preferably by means of a rod 7' that isheld in"'aihem with which such edges form, said cl'ipbeingjof sufficient; extent to" encompass something more than-half of the legging'fwhen in'posltion onjlthe wearer, fa'sflshown in. F igs.,4

In addition to the lateral extensions which form; flaps vand 5,"the cloth covering 2 1s provided with a'horizontal extension 8 at its lower end that substantially covers the top and sides of the wearers foot. This section is preferably reinforced by means say of a solid resistant member 9.constructed of material similar to that of which member 1 is constructed, but detachably secured to the extensionby means of spring fasteners 10, so that at his option the wearer may dispense with, such extension. Whether such reinforcing member 9 be utilized or not, the extension will obviously be flexible.

about its point of union with the main portion of the legging so as not to interfere in the. slightest with the movement of the wearers foot, and for those operations in which the foot does not require protection against heavy weights, but only for example from spattered metal or sparks, the cloth extension alone will be suflicient, while if further protection is desired the reinforcement can be readily aflixed.

It will be understood that'the other fabric which forms the outer covering cloth or of the legging, as well as the flaps 4 and 5, I and such extension 8, will be suitably fireproofed or formed of fireproof material, so as to be a protection against both molten 1,5 lugs.

metal and flying sparks. At the same time the solid resistant member in the main portion of the legging, as well as that 111 the toe-extension, afiords adequate protection against blows, and so the legging as a Whole afiords complete protection for the wearer against the majority of accidents which happen in "foundries and other similar places of employment.

It will also be understood that when I refer herein to the members 1 and 9 made of solid, resistant material, it is not meant to imply that they necessarily consist of a single integral piece as shown in the draw On the contrary, either or both thereof may be composed of a plurality of pieces. Thus, for example, said member 1 may be divided either transversely as indicated by lines a, or vertically as indicated by lines a, Whilememb er 9 may be formed of complementary sections as shown by lines Z), on

ther modes of. applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the, one explained, change being made as regards the construction herein disclosed, provided the means stated by; any of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed. v

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention 1'. A legging comprising a longitudinally slit portion of solid resistant material adapted to fit about the leg of the wearer, a single cloth covering overlying such solid resistant'material' and extending beyond the slit ,erin

therein in the form of flaps adapted to fold over each other, a rod secured to the lateral edge of the outer of such flaps, and a spring clip hingedly attached at one end to such rod and adapted to encircle such legging to hold the same in place.

2. A legging comprising a longitudinally slit cylindrical portion of fire and impact resistant construction adapted to fit about the leg of the wearer, flaps of fire resistant flexible material attached to each side'of the slit in such portion adapted tofold over each other, a spring clip attached ,to the outer of such flaps and adapted to encircle the legging and hold the same in place, and a flexible fire resistant horizontal extension attachedto the lower end of said portion and adapted to overlie the earers-foot.

3. A legging comprising a longitudinally slit cylindrical portion of solid resistant material adapted to fit about theleg of the wearer, a fire resistant cloth covering overlying such solid resistant material and extending beyond the slit therein in the form of flaps adapted to fold over each other, a

spring clip attached to the outer or such I flaps andv adapted to encircle the legging and hold the same in place, ahorizontal extension to the lower end of such cloth covably secured to the inner face of suchextension.

Signed by 'me, this 10th day of December, 1.919.

BUELL sum.

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